SENATE BILL 823

Sponsored By:

Senators Pipkin, Brinkley, Colburn, Glassman, Jacobs, and Shank

Entitled:

Environment - Watershed Implementation Plan - Ranking Best Management Practices

Synopsis:

Requiring, on or before October 1, 2012, the Department of the Environment to create a list that ranks best management practices relating to a Watershed Implementation Plan based on cost and expected pollution reduction value; requiring the Department to include specified information in the list; requiring the Department to update the list annually; and requiring the Department to publish the list on the Department's Web site and to mail a hard copy of the list to each county.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Senate Action

2/3

First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

2/8

Hearing 3/6 at 1:00 p.m.

3/16

Unfavorable Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs

House Action

No Action

Sponsored by:

Senator E. J. Pipkin, District 36

Senator David R. Brinkley, District 4

Senator Richard F. Colburn, District 37

Senator Barry Glassman, District 35

Senator Nancy Jacobs, District 34

Senator Christopher B. Shank, District 2

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Chesapeake Bay

Conservation -see also- Soil Conservation

Counties -see also- Chartered Counties; Code Counties

Electronic Government

Environment, Department of

Environmental Matters -see also- Conserv; Nat Resrce; Pollut

Pollution -see also- Sediment Control

Publications -see also- Maryland Register

Public Information

Water

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Environment

( 4-801 , 4-802 )

Documents

Bill Text: First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal and Policy Note: Available

Amendments: None offered

Committee Votes :

Senate

Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs